Adam I agree with you fully. But haven’t you learned after decades that eBay doesn’t give a rat’s ass about fraud? They make money on sales. All sales, even scams. They will never police the site.
Michael Farmer > On Nov 27, 2017, at 9:55 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Yes, counterfeits and fakes are hardly anything new. Some counterfeit > Chinese made medications sold in the U.S. market through national chain > stores put my mother-in-law in the hospital for several weeks and could have > resulted in her death. How about counterfeit batteries that blow up in your > face while talking on a cell phone? How about sawdust in your baby formula > or rat turds ground into your dog's food? > > I remember having to write checks to acquire meteorites from a handful of > dealers a few decades ago. I had no concerns whatsoever about about them > being fake until around 1998 when a dealer was substituting a DAG Howardite > for Kapoeta. This was my first encounter with fraud in meteorites and now it > is so common place that some just take it for granted. It is a pretty sad > situation. > > Just because it is common place doesn't excuse anybody from engaging in the > unsavory practice. > > Adam > > > >> On 11/26/2017 5:18 PM, Michael Farmer wrote: >> Fake things being sold for money. Wow color me shocked. Hardly anything new. >> What’s next? Knock-off Rolex and Prada shoes? >> Come on Adam. Yes it’s terrible but hardly news. Let them get scammed. >> Perhaps they should buy from real dealers. >> Michael Farmer >>> On Nov 27, 2017, at 8:28 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list >>> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: >>> >>> This same seller fleeced $400.00 out of some poor collector last week: >>> >>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lunar-Meteorite-from-KREEP-Basalt-to-Lunar-Granite-0-4g-Moon-Breccia-Granite/222713435793?hash=item33dac15691:g:-EMAAOSwv~RZ04Hn >>> >>> It is a bad sign when undocumented stones are starting to outnumber >>> official material. >>> >>> I have seen the same thing happen in other collectable markets. >>> >>> What next, witnessed falls again? >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 11/26/2017 4:17 PM, drtanuki wrote: >>>> Adam and List, >>>> There is also a seller from Taiwan selling fake Lunar KREEP. Buyer >>>> beware!Help this guy by "liking" his post! Thanks! >>>> jacwon_7 >>>> https://www.ebay.com/sch/jacwon_7/m.html?item=222713434677&hash=item33dac15235%3Ag%3AReUAAOSw2oJZ04cE&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 >>>> Best Regards, >>>> Dirk Ross...Tokyo >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >>>> To: metlist <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 9:04 AM >>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar >>>> Some more terrestrial breccia lacking any kind of fusion crust or >>>> flight-markings being added to the huge pile being sold as lunar: >>>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lunar-Meteorite-Breccia-37g/263346210852?hash=item3d50a84824:g:zzwAAOSwEEBaGyPN >>>> This demonstrates the need to have every piece tested and made official. >>>> To me it is obvious this is not a lunar specimen but it is close enough >>>> to fool many. Remember, a COA is worthless without official scientific >>>> data to back it up. A recent national auction demonstrated that there >>>> is simply no secondary market for undocumented, untested and unofficial >>>> material. >>>> Material like this only undermines collector confidence which is at an >>>> all time low right now because of the amount of undocumented crap being >>>> dumped onto the market. Fake Martian material is making a comeback as >>>> well. >>>> Adam >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the >>>> Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>>> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the >>> Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
